FC Barcelona vs Villarreal played for the La Liga this Saturday, on January 27th 2024. The visitor team achieved a great 3-5 victory, with late goals, to pick up important points.
Score
It is interesting to highlight the unexpected victory of Villarreal. Before the game, the odds of 6.5 guaranteed a good profit for those who dared to bet on the underdog.
The squad led by M. García Toral lined-up in a 4-4-2 formation, which proved to be efficient in finding the back of the net.
Conversely, FC Barcelona 4-3-3 formation demonstrated weaknesses and couldn’t cope with the visitor team’s offensive play.
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Match Goals
The spectators witnessed a real goalscoring show at Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. With the first-half ending in 0-1, the second-half had 7 goals more goals to complete the score of 3-5 at the end of the game.
The players of Villarreal were sharp in today’s match. Of the team’s 10 shots in the game, 6 hit the target for 5 to get past the opposing goalkeeper.
Cards
The game between FC Barcelona and Villarreal was a contentious affair, as evidenced by the 9 yellow cards shown by the referee. While both teams had players cautioned, none were sent off.
FC Barcelona vs Villarreal Game Highlights
This match between FC Barcelona vs Villarreal, was played under a clear sky, and featured a total of 1 VAR intervention in the 90 minutes.
Featured Players
The Villarreal coach was enlightened today, as Gonçalo Guedes stepped in for Ilias Akhomach to score 1 goal and make an excellent contribution to the positive result.
The FC Barcelona coach did everything he could today. He even took Oriol Romeu off the field to put Pedri on, who came in lit up and came off the bench to score 1 goal, but it wasn’t enough to guarantee his team a positive result.
Ilias Akhomach, the jewel of Villarreal, was decisive by scoring a goal at the 54 minutes. The 19 year old player showed personality to contribute to his team to win the 3 points.
The star of the day was Alexander Sørloth, with 1 goal e 2 assists, the striker simply blew the match away and left the game heavily cheered by the Villarreal fans.
Individually, the best player of FC Barcelona was İlkay Gündoğan. However, unluckily for the midfielder, his outstanding performance with 1 goal and 1 assist was not enough for the team to leave the field with the 3 points.
Standings
The FC Barcelona players were very disappointed because, in a hard-fought league like the La Liga, teams at the top of the table can’t afford to leave too many points in the way. They remained with 44 points in 3rd place.
FAQ
FC Barcelona vs Villarreal played for the La Liga on Saturday, on January 27th 2024.
The visitor team achieved a great 3-5 victory, with late goals, to pick up important points.
It is interesting to highlight the unexpected victory of Villarreal. Before the game, the odds of 6.5 guaranteed a good profit for those who dared to bet on the underdog.
FC Barcelona vs Villarreal was a game full of disciplinary interventions by the referee. A total of 9 yellow cards were shown throughout the game. Although many players from both teams were yellow-carded, no red cards were shown.
